Dear Ragnar, http://planetgold.com/patentwars/13May2002drinkerbiddleltr.pdf
> Any opinions on the above? It appears to be a pretty thorough lawyer-letter of the "drop your suit or we'll make it hurt" sort. Eighteen pages very far exceeds my willingness to read through the rigamarole. If one were seeking vulnerabilities of the e-gold system for the objective of shutting it down, I would think a class action suit by victims of HYIP schemes might be a more effective approach than this patent war thing. I've used both GoldMoney and e-gold, and I don't think they are the same software, they don't do the same thing, and they have distinct look and feel. But, it isn't really important. E-bullion has them all beat, hands down, with its low spend fees, widely scattered servers and treasury grade vaults, and exemplary customer service. Even that isn't important. 1MDC FastGrams has them all beat with its zero spend fees and zero storage fees. Frictionless commerce. Nor is that important, because Crowne Gold has them all beat with their offshore status and gold accumulation strategy. Oh, and GoldMoney has them all beat with its offshore servers, too. And payment keys make me silly with happiness. True, and e-gold has them all beat with its dominant position in the market, ties to e-dinar, and referral program. My goodness! The market appears to have five really good, really effective competitors. Six if we make allowances for the paper product of American Liberty Silver, and seven if we separate e-dinar. How cool is that? The market has proven that online gold is such a good idea that seven worthy and competitive companies are providing good quality service. Should we let the market decide who wins and who loses? In most scenarios, everybody wins. Well, for my own part, I think that's much better than having one side or another call for the state to intervene. Don't you, Ragnar? While I appreciate that GoldMoney's proprietors have actual property in the intellectual property represented by their patents, I do not like the use of the state as a tool for enforcing patent rights. I don't see anything wrong with a property owner defending his property, but I don't think the state is useful or necessary in this regard. Regards, Jim http://goldbarter.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
